The boxed set Unearthed, released shortly after Johnny Cash's death in September 2003, contains a version of Cash's classic song "The Caretaker" in which he asks, "Who's gonna cry when old John dies?" The answer to that question is the millions of fans, admirers, and fellow musicians who have felt the power of Cash's words and voice for the past six decades. His many recordings rank among the best in country music history. Up to the days preceding his death, Cash continued to write and record. Hundreds of his songs, including "I Walk the Line" and "Folsom Prison Blues" are among the bedrock of the country music canon. Cash's songs tell stories of hope, despair, vengeance, lust, God, greed, violence, repentance, and love. His late recordings garnered him two Grammys and an MTV Music Award, and his final studio album went gold. His collaboration with Rick Rubin and American Records built bridges between generations and musical styles: working with singers like Nick Cave, Fiona Apple, and Joe Strummer, and covering songs by Nine Inch Nails, Glen Danzig, and Soundgarden, Cash's last records found thousands of young, loyal listeners who wouldn't otherwise consider themselves fans of country music.
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Journalist, songwriter, performer and professor Don Cusic is one of the foremost writers on country music. He is the author and editor of many books, including Eddy Arnold: I'll Hold You in My Heart, The Sound of Light: A History of Gospel and Christian Music, Willie Nelson: Lyrics 1957-1994, Merle Haggard: Poet of the Common Man and Hank Williams: The Complete Lyrics. He lives in Nashville.
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Nice collection, but make sure you know what you're buying.,
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This review is from: Johnny Cash: The Songs (Paperback)
This item's description is ambiguous, so I want to point to people that it is NOT a book-length analysis or appreciation of Cash's songs, it is merely a COLLECTION OF HIS LYRICS, categorised by the editor. The introduction is interesting and well-written, but can be read easily with Amazon's preview feature without purchasing.
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JOHNNY Cash was certainly a poet, but he was much more than that: he was a writer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
little green fountain, flattop box, cold lonesome mornings, ragged old flag, country trash, newborn man, greatest cowboy, ride this train, wide open road, oughta stop, forty shades, rockabilly blues, strawberry cake, miss someone, magic glasses, gonna fall Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Johnny Cash, June Carter, John Henry, San Quentin, Big Foot, Miss Tara, Abner Brown, Call Daddy, Big River, Ned Kelly, Wabash River, Jacob Green, Tiger Whitehead, Blue River, Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins, Hickman County, John Carter, New York, Red River Valley, Wailing Wall, Carter Family, Christopher Wren, Cisco Clifton, Sea of Galilee New!
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JOHNNY Cash was certainly a poet, but he was much more than that: he was a writer. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
little green fountain, flattop box, cold lonesome mornings, ragged old flag, country trash, newborn man, greatest cowboy, ride this train, wide open road, oughta stop, forty shades, rockabilly blues, strawberry cake, miss someone, magic glasses, gonna fall Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Johnny Cash, June Carter, John Henry, San Quentin, Big Foot, Miss Tara, Abner Brown, Call Daddy, Big River, Ned Kelly, Wabash River, Jacob Green, Tiger Whitehead, Blue River, Bob Dylan, Carl Perkins, Hickman County, John Carter, New York, Red River Valley, Wailing Wall, Carter Family, Christopher Wren, Cisco Clifton, Sea of Galilee New!
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- Man in Black: His Own Story in His Own Words by Johnny Cash on 5 pages
- Man in White by Johnny Cash on page 1, page 41, and page 42
- Orange Blossom Special by Johnny Cash on page 19, and page 21
- The Orange Blossom Special by Betsy Carter on page 19, and page 21
- John Henry (Read-It! Readers En Espanol) (Read-It! Readers En Espanol: Tall Tales Green Level) (Spanish Edition) by Christianne C. Jones on page 18
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